Changes from plenary report to adopted text

Added‘3. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the lists of all the vessels flying their flag that are authorised to fish and are actively fishing the species listed in Article 57 by 15 March of each year. The Commission shall transmit those lists to the GFCM Secretariat by 31 March of each year. Those lists shall include, for each vessel, the information referred to in Annex VIII.

Added4. Each Member State shall maintain and keep up-to-date a register of the vessels listed in accordance with paragraph 3.

Added5. Each Member State shall communicate to the Commission, by 15 August of each year, a report on fishing activities carried out by the vessels within the scope of this section in an aggregated format. That report shall include, at least, the number of exploitation days, exploitation area, catches and discards of European hake and of deep-water rose shrimp.

Added6. The Commission shall transmit to the GFCM Secretariat the reports referred to in paragraph 5 by 31 August of each year.

Added7. Vessels operating with otter trawls within the scope of this section shall only be allowed to carry out specific fishing activities if these are indicated in a valid fishing authorisation issued by the competent authorities.’;

Added(34) Article 62 is amended as follows:

Added(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

Added‘1. Member States shall designate the landing points at which landings of European hake and deep-water rose shrimp from the Strait of Sicily shall take place, in accordance with Article 43(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

AddedMember States shall transmit to the Commission by 15 November of each year, any changes to the list of designated landing points referred to in the first subparagraph. The Commission shall transmit that information to the GFCM Secretariat by 30 November of each year.’;

Added(b) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

Added‘3. For each designated landing point referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall specify the permitted landing and transhipping times and places. Member States shall also ensure inspection coverage of such landing and transhipping activities at all times at those designated landing points.’;

Added(35) in Article 65, paragraph 5 is replaced by the following:

Added‘5. Member States’ competent authorities shall act on inspection reports as referred to in Article 64(3), sighting information sheets as provided for in Annex VII, and statements resulting from documentary inspections by inspectors on a similar basis as they act on reports and statements of national inspectors established in accordance with their national legislation.’;

Added(36) Article 70 is amended as follows:

Added(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

Added‘1. Each Member State shall establish a list of all vessels flying its flag and authorised to fish for the species listed in Article 66 using means of otter-trawling, beam-trawling, bottom pair trawling and otter twin trawls.’;

Added(b) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

Added‘3. Vessels operating within the scope of this section shall only be allowed to carry out specific fishing activities with a valid fishing authorisation issued by the competent authorities. Authorised vessels above 12 metres in LOA shall be equipped with a satellite-based VMS.’;

Added(c) the following paragraph is added:

Added‘6. Member States shall monitor the consumption of the effort limit, or the effort limit expressed in fishing days by effort group in accordance with Annex XIII, and communicate to the Commission in a monthly report the exhaustion of fishing effort established in Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. The Commission shall send that information to the GFCM Secretariat without delay.’;

Added(37) in Article 72, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

Added‘1. Notwithstanding Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, authorised trawl vessels fishing within the scope of this section above 12 metres in LOA shall be equipped with a satellite-based VMS. Notwithstanding Article 9(3) of that Regulation, authorised trawl vessels of less than 9 metres in LOA shall be equipped with an appropriate geopositioning system.’;

Added(38) Article 73 is replaced by the following:

Added‘Article 73

AddedScope

AddedThis section applies to all fishing activities by purse seiners and pelagic trawlers targeting key small pelagic stocks of sardine (Sardina pilchardus) and anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in GSAs 17 and 18 as provided for in Annex I.’;

Added(39) in Article 74, paragraph 5 is deleted;

Added(40) the following articles are inserted:

Added‘Article 74a

AddedScientific and commercial data

AddedMember States shall ensure that all scientific data and commercial data collected in a specific year is provided by 1 April of the following year to the GFCM Secretariat. The Member States shall notify the Commission thereof.

AddedArticle 74b

AddedReporting obligations

AddedCatches of target species as well as catches of non-target species in excess of 50 kg shall be declared by electronic means by vessels above 12 metres in LOA and by vessels catching more than 10 000 kg per year, regardless of their length.

AddedArticle 74c

AddedControl and enforcement measures

Added1. Member States shall designate the landing points at which landings by vessels actively fishing for anchovy and sardine are to take place. For each designated landing point, Member States shall specify permitted landing and transhipping times and places.

Added2. It shall be prohibited to land or tranship from fishing vessels any quantity of catches of anchovy and sardine fished by purse-seines or pelagic-trawls in the Adriatic Sea at any place other than the designated landing points referred to in paragraph 1.

Added3. Member States shall transmit to the Commission by 15 November of each year any change to the list of designated landing points referred to in paragraph 1. The Commission shall transmit that information to the GFCM Secretariat by 30 November of each year.

AddedArticle 74d

AddedFisheries management measures or national management plans

Added1. Member States shall adopt adequate fisheries management measures or national management plans within the scope of this section with the aim of ensuring that the exploitation ▌ of anchovy and sardine is at a level which ensures that the population reaches, and is maintained at, levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield, in accordance with the relevant management plan for anchovy and sardine.

Added2. Member States shall communicate management measures or national management plans adopted pursuant to paragraph 1 and any modifications made to those measures or plans to the Commission by 15 April of each year. The Commission shall transmit those measures or plans and modifications thereof to the GFCM Secretariat by 30 April of each year.

AddedArticle 74e

AddedFleet management measures

Added1. Member States shall communicate to the Commission by 15 March of each year the lists of all the vessels flying their flag that are authorised to fish for key small pelagic stocks referred to in Article 73 by means of pelagic trawls and purse seines in the Adriatic Sea. The Commission shall transmit those lists to the GFCM Secretariat by 31 March of each year.

Added2. Vessels operating within the scope of this section shall only be allowed to carry out specific fishing activities with a valid fishing authorisation issued by the competent authorities.

AddedArticle 74f

AddedSpatial or temporal closures

Added1. During the transitional period for the GFCM management plan referred to in this section, Member States shall apply specific temporal closures at the fleet level with a view to protecting the key stocks listed in Article 73 during the spawning period. Such closures shall not need to be applied simultaneously for purse seiners and pelagic trawlers. However, they shall cover the entire areas of distribution of small pelagic stocks in the Adriatic Sea and affect all fleets targeting small pelagics, for periods of no less than 30 successive days per fleet segment. During the closure period, it shall be prohibited for vessels belonging to fleets subject to closure to change gear, such as from purse seine to pelagic trawl or vice versa, in order to target small pelagics. Closures shall take place in accordance with the following timeframes:

Added(a) from 1 October to 31 March of each year for sardine; and

Added(b) from 1 April to 30 September of each year for anchovy.

Added2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, temporal closures may be implemented for periods of no less than 15 successive days for national fleets of less than 15 purse seiners or pelagic trawlers actively fishing for small pelagic stocks.

Added3. During the transitional period referred to in paragraph 1, the Member States shall apply spatial closures to vessels above 12 metres in LOA for periods of no less than 9 months. Such closures shall cover 30 % of the territorial or internal waters identified as important for the protection of early-age classes of fish.

Added4. Member States shall communicate annually to the Commission the temporal and spatial closures applied pursuant to this Article in the waters under their jurisdiction with a view to protecting spawning and nursery areas of small pelagic stocks. The Commission shall communicate that information to the GFCM Secretariat without delay.

AddedArticle 74g

AddedScientific monitoring

AddedMember States shall ensure on an annual basis an adequate scientific monitoring of the status and spawning biomass of the species referred in Article 73.’;

Added(41) the following articles are inserted:

Added‘Article 75a